Edmondo de Amicis

1846 - 1908

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genre: children's literature

country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy

languages spoken, written or signed: Italian

educated at: Military Academy of Modena

occupation: writer, politician, journalist, children's writer, poet

award received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

position held: member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy

Edmondo De Amicis (Italian pronunciation: [edˈmondo de aˈmiːtʃis]; 21 October 1846 – 11 March 1908) was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer. His best-known book is Cuore, a children's novel translated into English as Heart. Source: Wikipedia (en)